LV01 Dadun (Big Mound)

Location

On the lateral side of the terminal phalanx of the great the toe 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail.

Cautions

Anticoagulant therapy or a coagulopathy raises the risk of haematoma at the needling site – apply prolonged pressure on withdrawal. The precaution governs technique; bleeding disorders remain a treatable indication.

Indications

Conditions for which LV01 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

AnxietyBleeding MenstrualBleeding Uterine PersistentConstipation DepressionPsychological DisorderShan DisorderShan Seven Kinds DisorderAbdominal Bloating Urinary Problems Bedwetting EpilepsyFright ExcessiveGhost Syndrome Childhood Fright WindGhost Syndrome Seeing GhostsHeat Abdomen InferiorMenorrhagia MetrorrhagiaNosebleed PersistentOppressionPain Genital PainHeart PainLower Abdominal PainPenis Glans Pain Pain Around Navel Irregular Periods Period / Menstruation Irregular Uterine ProlapseRetraction GenitalsSighing ExcessiveExcessive Sleepiness Sweating Excessive SwellingAbdomen SwellingTesticles SwellingTaste BitternessTetany Loss of ConsciousnessUnconsciousness WindstrokeUrination Dysfunction Five TypesFrequent UrinationPainful UrinationUrination Retention PainfulUrine Blood Weakness

TCM actions

What classical sources say LV01 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit GenitalsBenefit Regulate Jiao Lower QiBenefit Regulate Qi LiverBenefit Regulate UrinationCalm Spirit ShenRegulate Jiao Lower QiRegulate Qi LiverRegulate Urination

Protocols using LV01

Dysuria, Leg Pain, Lower Back Pain, Spasticity, Balance Impaired, Lower Extremity Weakness, Gait Disturbance – LU08, ST34, ST36, ST37, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP10, HT08, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL18, BL19, KD03, KD07, LV01 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9691 ↗)
Foot Pain, Allodynia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Edema Foot, Foot Left Pain, Foot Swelling, Discoloration Skin, Difficulty Ambulation, Hyperesthesia – SP01, SP02, SP03, SP06, KD10, LV01, LV02, LV03 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v11.i30.7424 ↗)
Menorrhagia, Bleeding Uterine, Menstruation Irregular, Bleeding Menstrual Excessive, Bleeding Menstrual Prolonged, Cycle Menstrual Irregular, Stasis Liver Blood – SP04, SP10, KD14, PC06, LV01, CV06 (doi:10.1089/acu.2024.0053 ↗)
Diarrhea, Dyspepsia Functional, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Bloating Abdominal, Satiation Early, Tightness Epigastric – LU05, LU11, HT03, HT09, SI02, SI03, BL66, KD10, GB41, LV01 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
Epilepsy, Vertigo, Urogenital Disorder – LV01 (doi:10.70976/j.2096-0964.wjim-2024-0029 ↗)
Hiccup – LU09, LU10, LU11, ST36, PC04, PC07, PC08, LV01, LV14, CV04, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2025.08.024 ↗)
Hiccup – LV01, LV14, CV04, CV14, CV24 (doi:10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2025.08.024 ↗)
Spasm Facial, Blepharospasm, Twitching Facial, Meige Syndrome, Orofacial Dystonia – LU11, LI03, ST02, TB17, GB20, GB41, LV01, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240918-k0004 ↗)
Ataxia, Gait Disturbance, Gait Instability – LU08, ST34, ST36, ST37, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP10, HT08, KD03, KD07, LV01 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9691 ↗)
Dyspepsia Functional – LU05, LU11, HT03, HT09, SI02, SI03, BL66, KD10, GB41, LV01 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
Urinary Retention Post-stroke – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.10.004 ↗)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) – ST36, ST42, HT08, BL18, BL21, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV14, CV12, CV16, CV17 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.12.001 ↗)
Infection Skin – LU09, LU11, LI01, LI04, ST36, ST40, ST45, SP01, SP06, HT09, SI01, BL58, BL67, KD01, KD07, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, CV17, GV14 (doi:10.1089/acm.2008.0071 ↗)
Blood Loss, Blood Loss – SP01, SP10, BL17, LV01, LV14 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
Coma – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
Haemorrhage – SP01, SP10, LV01 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
Hysteria – LU11, LI01, LI04, ST45, SP01, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI03, BL67, KD01, PC06, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, LV03, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
Wind Interior, Wind Interior – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL18, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB20, GB44, LV01, LV03, GV16, GV20 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
Consciousness Loss, Consciousness Loss – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
Jaundice, Convulsions, Stroke, Edema, Abdominal Pain, Lumbar Pain, Bi Syndrome, Chest Bi, Hemorrhagic Disorders, Consumptive Disease – LI04, ST36, SP06, BL60, KD06, GB39, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV04, GV20 (王文琴张永臣贾红玲. 太冲穴古代文献应用分析. 针灸临床杂志 ., 2013 [CNKI])
Consciousness Loss – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
Autonomic Dysfunction – SP06, SP15, LV01, LV07, CV01, CV03, CV06 (Tsenov D. [The treatment of the repercussion diencephalic syndrome in gynecology. Acupuncture therapy].. Akusherstvo i ginekologiia, 1994)
Infertility Male, Anejaculation – LV01, LV11, CV02 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
Trigeminal Neuralgia, Facial Pain – LU07, LU11, LI01, LI04, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, TB17, TB18, GB20, GB44, LV01, GV16, XH05 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
Menorrhagia, Thrombocytopenic Purpura – SP06, SP10, LV01, GV14 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
Behcet’s Syndrome – GB01, LV01, LV05, LV08, LV11, CV23 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
Jaundice, Hepatomegaly – ST45, SP04, BL18, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV14, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13, CV14, GV09 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
Vomiting – ST36, PC06, LV01, LV03, LV08 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
Molluscum Contagiosum – LU11, SP01, LV01 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Retraction Penis – PC04, PC09, LV01, CV04, CV06, GV20, XH03 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Hernia, Hernia Femoral Incarcerated – LV01 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Hydrocele – SP06, LV01 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Qi Running Piglet – KD01, LV01, CV18, CV23 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Leg Pain – GB30, LV01, LV03, LV08, LV11 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Hernia, Abdominal Pain, Scrotal Swelling – SP01, LV01 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
Hernia, Testis Pain – ST29, SP06, BL18, BL23, LV01, LV03, LV04, LV08, CV04, GV20 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
Kidney Qi Deficiency, Nocturnal Emission Wet Dream, Incontinence Bladder, Kidney Qi Deficiency, Nocturnal Emission Wet Dream, Incontinence Bladder – SP06, BL23, BL28, LV01, CV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Kidney Qi Deficiency, Nocturnal Emission Wet Dream, Incontinence Bladder, Dreaming, Kidney Qi Deficiency, Nocturnal Emission Wet Dream, Incontinence Bladder – SP06, HT07, BL23, BL28, LV01, CV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Kidney Qi Deficiency, Nocturnal Emission Wet Dream, Incontinence Bladder, Appetite Low, Kidney Qi Deficiency, Nocturnal Emission Wet Dream, Incontinence Bladder, Appetite Low – ST36, SP06, BL20, BL23, BL28, LV01, CV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Delirium, Malaria, Fever High, Psychological Confusion Disorder – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, SI03, BL67, KD01, PC05, PC09, TB01, TB02, GB41, GB44, LV01, GV13, GV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside LV01

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with LV01. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

SP01Hidden White16 protocols
LU11Lesser Metal14 protocols
HT09Lesser Surge11 protocols
KD01Bubbling Spring10 protocols
PC09Central Surge10 protocols
SP06Three Yin Intersection10 protocols
ST45Running Point10 protocols
BL67Reaching Yin9 protocols
GB44Foot Opening To Yin9 protocols
LI01Metal Yang9 protocols
LV03Great Surge9 protocols
SI01Lesser Marsh9 protocols

Other points on the Liver Meridian

LV02 LV03 LV04 LV05 LV06 LV07 LV08 LV09 LV10 LV11 LV12 LV13 LV14